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Dear Michael Barone

Posted by Young Republican on Thursday, August 20, 2009 7:03:41 PM


Dear Michael Barone,

Thanks for the letter, it meant a lot. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/Young-voters-should-take-another-look-at-Obama--53253317.html

Ok so yeah, we young people did vote for President Obama and we are so happy we did. We knew he wouldn't be able to change everything and that Washington D.C. seems to be in constant slow motion like a bad action film. But we had a choice, Obama-Biden, McCain-Palin. Really can you blame us? Can you imagine if McCain were not able to complete his first term and we had President Palin! You have to admit you owe us one.

Now you wanted to know how we felt about card-check, cap and trade, and the Obama administration's reaction of the Iranian elections. Well as you know both card-check and cap and trade haven't been signed yet by Obama and will be watered down even further, if and that's a big if, they ever get to his desk. But yeah we are generally pro-union (just because the alternative is horrible) and anti-carbon (did you even see "The Day After Tomorrow"?). As for the Iranian election, you should probably study your history a little better as you know we removed a Democratic leader in Iran and put in a pro-American monarchy. They were overthrown in 1979, and they've had a semi-democracy ever since. So when American leaders talk about democracy over there, first it hurts the protesters and gets them tarred as an American loyalist which in Iran is not a good thing, and second do we really have room to talk? Of course we're with the protesters, but having Obama proclaim some empty rhetoric only to see it used against the protesters and have criminal charges even death brought about to them might seem ok to someone as naive as you.

There is so much left to say, like how happy we are to see Sotomayor join the Supremes, and how this administration is fighting to protect a woman's right to choice and protecting gay rights as well. If anything, Obama's a little too conservative. But we are happy with our choice and hope that maybe you'll grow up a little and see the political reality for what it is. Come on, join us, I have an Obama 2012 sticker all ready for you!

Cheers,

Christopher A. Wensley

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Thou Doth Protest Too Much

Posted by Young Republican on Monday, August 10, 2009 6:34:29 PM
                                        william-shakespeare2
 
The protesters at different town halls are being called astro-turf from Democrats and "everyday" Americans by Republicans. Both sides manage to get it wrong yet again. The protesters are conservatives, something that I am not, but they voted last year and they voted McCain. They are entitled to voice their opinion but at the end of the day, it really doesn't matter much. Conservatives lost. Remember we had that whole election thing? That's the time to mobilize, organize, work and get your guys in. That's one reason I don't like protesters of any kind, they're kind of sore losers. 

No policy should really score in polling above what an elected official was elected by, and if an elected official continues pushing unpopular policy they will lose re-election. That's the way it works, remember that thing called the Republican Party. I remember how much I hated the "Code Pink" ladies (they are still out there) and it pretty much matches up to my disdain for the Health Care Townhallers. It's fine with me if you want to carry a sign, (Obama as Hitler, Bush as Hitler...I'm still waiting for an actual Hitler as Hitler sign), but when you start to yell, cry, and scream, I want you gone. I get horrible migraines from everyday life screaming idiots don't help.

What makes me so sad is to see so many Republicans, who like me disliked the liberal protesters are now fine with the conservative protesters. I do like to make fun of protesters though, that is fun. I wish I could still throw rotten fruit at them but now that is assault and battery and gets you five years. If you want to show up and get involved in your government try the local level. My city, Livonia, MI (population over 100,000) wanted to raise water rates on it's citizens but they still had a City Council meeting that I decided to go to where I saw one, ONE, other citizen there. He told the council that he didn't want the water-rate raised; I said I wish the city had more info. from our water board member who hadn't talked to council yet. That was it. There was no yelling, no crying, no pink shirts, and no crazy woman holding a Bible up. Just a talk back and fourth. But that's government, not YouTube.

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